Mphaphuli, Lufuno M. E.
Coetzee, Siedine K.
Tau, Babalwa
Ellis, Suria M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
North-West University
Article History
Received: 31 May 2023
Accepted: 7 May 2024
First Online: 6 June 2024
Declarations
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: This was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and ethical approval was granted from North-West University Health Research Ethics Committee (NWU-00269-21-A1) and the North West Province Department of Health (DoH). Goodwill consent was sought from the respective Chief Executive Officers of the hospitals included in the study. Participants gave written informed consent to participate in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interests as defined by BMC, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper.